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Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Sweet Thing by Renee Carlino

Format: Ebook

Pages: 278

Rating: 4.5 Stars

How I Got It: Purchased

For
a while now I’ve been hearing good things about this story. I’ve really been in
a romance mood so I figured I would buy this one. It definitely didn’t
disappoint, but I did have a few minor issues.

First,
I want to talk about how this book is classified. I’ve heard it described as
new adult, but I personally feel it’s more of a standard contemporary romance.

This
story played with some tropes and storytelling techniques. It read like a
friends to lovers, but isn’t quite. And Ms. Carlino incorporated music very
well. I always think it’s courageous for authors to make music a huge part of
their stories, because it can fall flat.

I’m
so glad the story took place over a long period of time. So many romances are
rushed. Especially since Mia just lost her dad I didn’t want her to fall into a
romance out of grief.

Overall,
I liked all of the characters. The side characters felt flushed out and real.
Will is kind of an oddball, but he’s a sensitive soul that you quickly grow to
love. Mia was interesting and likeable for the most part. There were a few
times I wanted to shake her because she was being stupid.

Along
with Mia’s occasional craziness, I had an issue with the resolution. Like too
many romances it ended quickly. And I thought some of their personal issues
were fixed a bit too fast.

There
is a follow-up novella which I actually already read because I wanted/needed to
spend more time with these characters. And I will be doing a review of that
eventually.